                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
                      CHAPTER 4--TARIFF ACT OF 1930
 
                 SUBTITLE III--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 
                     Part V--Enforcement Provisions
 
Sec. 1606. Seizure; appraisement

    The appropriate customs officer shall determine the domestic value, 
at the time and place of appraisement, of any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, 
merchandise, or baggage seized under the customs laws.

(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, Sec. 606, 46 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 91-
271, title III, Sec. 301(dd), June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 291; Pub. L. 98-
473, title II, Sec. 321, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2056; Pub. L. 98-573, 
title II, Sec. 213(a)(3), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2984.)

                       References in Text

    The customs laws, referred to in text, are classified generally to 
this title.


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act 
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, Sec. 606, 42 Stat. 985. That section 
was superseded by section 606 of act June 17, 1930, comprising this 
section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act.
    Prior provisions for appraisement of property seized under the 
customs laws, or laws relating to the registering, enrolling or 
licensing of vessels, were contained in R.S. Sec. 3074, prior to repeal 
by act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, Sec. 642, 42 Stat. 989.


                               Amendments

    1984--Pub. L. 98-573 and Pub. L. 98-473 inserted reference to 
aircraft.
    1970--Pub. L. 91-271 substituted ``appropriate customs officer 
shall'' for ``collector shall require the appraiser to''.


                    Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 98-573 effective Oct. 15, 1984, see section 
214(e) of Pub. L. 98-573, set out as a note under section 1304 of this 
title.


                    Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

    For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 91-271, see section 203 
of Pub. L. 91-271, set out as a note under section 1500 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1600, 1614, 2254 of this 
title.
